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inkhornism

Noun
countable uncountable
Japanese Meaning
学識をひけらかす、或いはあえて古風・難解な語句を用いる表現 / 細部に過度に拘る態度や、堅苦しく知識を誇示する言い回し
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彼女が日常会話で難解なラテン語の語句を使い続けることは、単なる学究的なこだわりにすぎなかった。

plural

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Pedantry. / (countable) An inkhorn term.

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inkhornism

Her insistence on using obscure Latin terms in casual conversation was nothing but inkhornism.

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Her insistence on using obscure Latin terms in casual conversation was nothing but inkhornism.

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